U.S.HEALTH WATCH

U.S. measles cases pass 4,000; Pennsylvania behind over a quarter

The CDC confirmed 4,080 measles cases across 47 states as of Friday, with Pennsylvania accounting for more than 1,000 of them; three states remain case-free.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 6:02 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

Photo: CDC/NIP/Barbara Rice · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Measles — Photo: CDC/NIP/Barbara Rice · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by The Hill: “U.S. measles cases surpass 4,000, with over 25 percent coming from Pennsylvania”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 6:02 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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The HillU.S. measles cases surpass 4,000, with over 25 percent coming from Pennsylvania

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNow the measles count we promised. The CDC confirmed Friday that there are four thousand eighty cases across forty-seven states and Washington, D.C.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMore than a quarter of them are in Pennsylvania. The agency has not said what drove that state's share.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhich is why a vaccine check is worth doing. Quick call to your doctor, quick look at the kids' records.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorForty-seven states, Vera. Three are holding out.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGive it a week. They'll want to feel included.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat is the darkest way anyone has ever described a map.